Early Drain Removal Versus Routine Drain Removal After Pancreaticoduodenectomy and/or Distal Pancreatectomy: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review.

Shiqi ZhuMinyue YinWei XuChenghao LuShuo FengChunfang XuJinzhou Zhu

Published in: Digestive diseases and sciences (2024)

EDR after PD or DP is beneficial and safe, reducing the incidence of CR-POPF and other postoperative complications. Further prospective studies and RCTs are required to validate this finding.

Keyphrases

systematic review
meta analyses
clinical practice
minimally invasive
randomized controlled trial
case control